If you are self-funded, you need to make sure that you have paid the minimum amount of 50% of your course fees before your enrolment appointment. Payments can be made via the online payment portal.

Scholarships will only be deducted from balance after the 50% deposit has been paid.

If you are unsure how much you need to pay or need help with payment, please contact BCU’s Collections Team at collections@bcu.ac.uk

If you have told us that you are getting a Student Loans Company (SLC) loan you do not need to pay a deposit, however if your loan is not approved you will become liable for paying your tuition fees.

If you are self-funded, you need to make sure that you have paid the minimum amount of 50% of your course fees before you can complete enrolment. If you are not able to make this payment you will not be able to enrol and continue studying on your course.

You will be able to let us know that you’re paying your tuition fees with a student loan during your enrolment.

You will receive your loan in three instalments. If you start your course in September, these payments are usually made in September, January and April. If you’re an undergraduate student, your tuition fees will be paid directly to BCU. However, if you’re a postgraduate student your fees will be paid to your bank account, so you’ll need to ensure this is paid to BCU as soon as you receive it.

If you’re self-funded, we’ll send you an invoice to your BCU email address. Once you’ve received this, you can either pay your fees straight away online or set up an instalment plan to spread the cost across the year using the BCU student invoice payment portal.

You’ll have to set up a card payment plan for your invoice and the payments will be made automatically on the due date.

Tuition fee invoice payment and plan set up

If your fees are being paid by a sponsor, you’ll need to provide a letter from your approved sponsor during enrolment. Your sponsor letter must:

• Be on the sponsor’s official letterhead
• Clearly state the full student name and your student number
• Include the sponsored amount or the proportion of the fees sponsored
• Provide the academic years for sponsorship(clearly stated if multiple years)
• Provide details of the course or programme
• Provide full details of where the invoice should be sent, including Sponsor contact name, details, postal address and e-mail address
• Be signed by the person authorising the sponsorship
• Provide any reference number or purchase order for the organisation sponsoring
• Meet the requirements of the apprenticeship contract

Soon after you’ve enrolled, our Finance team will send your tuition fees invoice to your BCU email address unless you told us during enrolment that you’re paying with a student loan and this has been verified by the Student Loan Company.

Once you’ve received your invoice, you can either pay it in full or set up a payment plan online using the payment portal (show ipay.bcu.ac.uk on screen).

Please contact our Fees and Funding Team at funding@bcu.ac.uk

The £1,000 will be paid into your bank account in three instalments during the first year of study.

The first instalment will be paid at the end of December.

If you are in debt to the University for your fees, the scholarship will not be paid in cash but instead it will be credited to your student account in three instalments.

You do not need to apply for the Up-Grade scholarship as the Admissions team will check your eligibility. Successful students who fully enrol will receive a congratulations email with a link to a secure form to submit bank details to Finance in order to receive the scholarship.

More details of the dates when the scholarship is paid will be made available here shortly.

The Student Support team can advise if you need extra financial help – further information is available on iCity and on our student support page.